A co-pilot for American Airlines was detained at Detroit airport on suspicion of being drunk, leading to the cancellation of a flight, an airport spokesman said. The co-pilot was taken into custody after allegedly failing a Breathalyzer test administered by airport police, Detroit Metropolitan Airport spokesman Michael Conway said on Saturday.
As a result of the incident, American Airlines canceled Flight 736 from Detroit to Philadelphia on Saturday.
“We are re-accommodating our customers on other flights,” American Airlines spokeswoman Laura Nedbal said in a statement.
Airport police were called to the North Terminal in the early morning hours in response to a report of a pilot who was “exhibiting signs of being drunk”, Conway said.
The co-pilot was administered a more precise sobriety test at a local police department. Both tests showed he was over the legal limit for operating an aircraft, CNN quoted the airport police as saying.